WatchingnewsabouttheenvironmentonTVcanmakepeoplefeelterrible.Theproblemsseemsobigthatit'sdifficulttoimaginehowpersonscandoanythingaboutthem.RebeccaHosking,however,thoughtdifferently.
RebeccaisawildlifecamerawomanandshewasfilmingadocumentaryfortheBBCinthePacificOceanwhenshesawsomethingthatmadehercry—quitealotofdeadbirdsthathaddiedbecausetheyhadeatensomeplasticthatisthrownintotheseaeachyear.Beachesthatusedtobebeautifulwerecoveredwithplastictoys,bottles,pens—everyplasticthingyoucanthinkof.
Rebeccadecidedshehadtodosomething.Backathomeshethoughtaboutwhatshecoulddotohelpdealwiththeproblemofthrowawayplastic.InherhometownofModbury,sheaskedlocalshopownerstostopusingplasticbagsintheirshops.
PlasticbagsareusedeverywhereintheUK.Thenumbersareamazing.TheUKusesnearly17,000,000,000plasticbagseachyear.Andthebagscantakeaverylongtimetobreakdownbecausetheyarechemical(化学物)ratherthannatural,soeachyeartheseaandtheenvironmentbecomemoreandmorepolluted.
ToRebecca'ssurprise,theshopownersagreedandModburybecamethefirstplasticbagfreetownintheUK.Instead,shopsofferedcottonbagsorpaperbags.OthertownsaroundtheUKfollowedModbury'sexampleandarebecomingplasticbagfree.Itwon'tdealwithalloftheworld'senvironmentproblemsbutitshowsthatthereissomethingwecandoandthatonepersoncanmakeabigchangewithastrongenoughdecision.
Rebeccacriedonedaywhenshe________.
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foundtheoceanwaspolluted
B
wasthrownintothewater
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sawquitealotofdeadbirds
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waslisteningtoBBCnews
Accordingtothepassage,Rebecca________.
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comesfromatownintheUK
B
hasneverusedplasticbags
C
worksasanactressinfilms
D
oftentravelstothebeaches
Thepassagetellsusthat________.
A
peopleusuallyfeelterriblewhilewatchingTV
B
wecandosomethingaboutenvironmentproblems
C
plasticbagsareusedinalltownsexceptModbury